McKinley Jr High School
South Holland, IL · South Holland SD 150
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
473rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 31%· Stable
16949 Cottage Grove Ave, South Holland, IL 60473
(708)339-8500NCES ID 173672003779Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks McKinley Jr High School 473rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 31% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 33th in 2019 to 31th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 315 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 92.4% | 90.5% | ▼ 1.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.2% | 7.9% | ▲ 2.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 1.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| White | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $230K in zip 60473 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than McKinley Jr High School
- #524Coolidge Middle SchoolSouth Holland SD 151 · 2.1 mi away524th of 685
ELA 44% ▼6 · Math 18% ▼3Compare - #654Creative Communications AcadDolton SD 149 · 2.6 mi away654th of 685
ELA 25% ▼25 · Math 6% ▼15Compare - #629S T E M AcademyDolton SD 149 · 2.6 mi away629th of 685
ELA 32% ▼18 · Math 8% ▼13Compare - #669School of Fine ArtsDolton SD 149 · 2.6 mi away669th of 685
ELA 19% ▼31 · Math 8% ▼13Compare - #575Memorial Jr High SchoolLansing SD 158 · 2.9 mi away575th of 685
ELA 37% ▼13 · Math 16% ▼5Compare - #613Brooks Middle SchoolHarvey SD 152 · 2.9 mi away613th of 685
ELA 31% ▼19 · Math 13% ▼8Compare - #635Schrum Memorial SchoolHoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 · 3 mi away635th of 685
ELA 31% ▼19 · Math 8% ▼13Compare - #520Brookwood Jr High SchoolBrookwood SD 167 · 3 mi away520th of 685
ELA 51% ▲1 · Math 12% ▼9Compare
What school district is McKinley Jr High School in?
McKinley Jr High School is part of the South Holland SD 150 district in South Holland, Illinois.
Is McKinley Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks McKinley Jr High School 473rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 31% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of McKinley Jr High School?
Black 91%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 1% (315 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near McKinley Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60473 is $230K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.